Josh Baker (Cricketer)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Josh Baker

• Josh Baker was born into a sports-loving family as his father liked playing different sports.
  

  

  

• During childhood, he played hockey and was his school’s golf team captain.

  

• He later started playing cricket and decided to pursue a cricket career.

  

• On 11 July 2021, he made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Warwickshire. In the first innings, he took 2 wickets for 73 runs and made 12 runs not out, and in the second innings, he took 1 wicket for 67 runs.

  

• He played his debut List-A match on 25 July 2021 for Worcestershire against Kent in which he scored 4 runs and took 1 wicket for 48 runs.

• Baker played for England Under-19 against Sri Lanka Under-19 in 2021. He was a reserve player of the England team in the 2022 Under-19 World Cup held in West Indies.

  

• In a 2022 County Championship Division Two match between Worcestershire and Durham, he was hit by Ben Stokes for 5 sixes and 1 four, giving 34 runs in a single over. After the match, Stokes sent him a WhatsApp message and encouraged him not to let that one over lower his spirits.

• In his debut T20 match for Worcestershire against Yorkshire on 25 May 2022 in the 2022 Vitality Blast Tournament, he scored 3 runs and went wicketless for 23 runs.

  

• On 26 July 2023, he made his first first-class fifty with 75 runs against Gloucestershire.

• He missed most of the 2022 season matches due to a lower back injury.

• He signed a three-year contract with Worcestershire County Cricket Club on 21 March 2023.

• He liked using bats of Woodstock Cricket Company.

• In his career span, he played a total of 47 matches for Worcestershire, took 70 wickets across all three formats, and scored 525 runs. He also took a hat-trick.

• On 2 May 2024, Josh Baker was found dead at his residence by a friend after he did not respond to the calls and messages. His death’s cause or reason was not revealed by his family or authorities.

• One day before his death, on 1 May 2024, he played for Worcestershire and took 3 wickets for 66 runs in the first innings against Somerset at Bromsgrove School, Bromsgrove.

• Several players including Michael Vaughan and many cricket associations paid tribute to him after his death.

  

• He liked drinking beer during parties and celebrations.